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A Palestinian worker on a forklift at the wholesale produce market in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood, November 25, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 29, 2026, 7:12 am
Jerusalem’s surplus produce goes to waste. An upstart NGO seeks to fix the system
Group salvaging up to 10 tons of food weekly launches Israel’s first Urban Food Policy Forum in hope that citywide coordination feeds more hungry locals, keeps edible food out of landfills
By Sue Surkes
An illustrative photo of a baby. (Ignacio Campo on Unsplash)
June 17, 2026, 5:06 pm
Jerusalem police probe baby food laced with sedatives after 4 infants hospitalized
Health Ministry closes two branches of Zol veGadol stores in the city; public urged to check that all purchased products are sealed and intact
By Diana Bletter
Chef Raz Shabtai celebrating his Michelin star at Mutra in Florida on May 28, 2026. (X/Screenshot/Hen Mazzig)
May 29, 2026, 1:43 pm
Miami chef earns first Michelin star ever for kosher restaurant
‘Growing up in Jerusalem, I was surrounded by incredible flavors, spices and food that told stories,’ says Raz Shabtai, whose restaurant, Mutra, is also the first anywhere to get a 2026 Michelin star
By ToI Staff
A farmer carries wheat after harvesting it on the outskirts of Jammu, India, on April 25, 2026.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)
April 27, 2026, 2:13 pm
Iran war fertilizer squeeze could spell trouble for next year’s grain harvests
Nitrogen-based fertilizers must be applied each season; but with prices of staple crops low, farmers lack the revenue to absorb the expense caused by closure of Strait of Hormuz
By Gus Trompiz and Naveen Thukral
Prof. Masha Niv, left, with graduate student Nitsan Dallal at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition. (Courtesy)
April 1, 2026, 11:01 am
Say bye-bye to bitter herbs: Israeli researchers’ work aims to pass over tart tastes
Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists’ compendium of 2,200 bitter molecules and their research on TAS2R14, a bitter receptor, can help make medicine ‘easier to swallow’ and even treat lung diseases
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative. Baby. (Shutterstock)
February 19, 2026, 5:57 am
Vegetarian and vegan babies develop at same rate as meat-eating peers – Israeli study
Big-data study by Ben-Gurion University researchers and the Health Ministry tracks 1.2 million infants over 10 years, dispels meat mythology
By Diana Bletter
Iranian Jews, Bijan Barchorderi, a restaurant owner (left); and Isaac Simanian, a merchant, sell Persian specialties at the Levinsky Market in south Tel Aviv, January 22, 2026. (Sharon Wrobel/ The Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 8:40 am
Skirting bans, Iranian products from spices to salves find way to Israeli stores
Using 3rd-country loophole, merchants and restaurateurs at Tel Aviv spice market sell authentic goods from Islamic Republic, though closure of Turkey conduit sending prices skyward
By Sharon Wrobel
Edgar Laloum (R) and Radjaa Aboudagga founders of the restaurant "Sababa, le goût de la paix" (Sababa, the Taste of Peace) pose for a picture during the opening of the restaurant in Paris on October 11, 2025. (Antoine BOYER / AFP)
October 12, 2025, 8:15 am
New Israeli-Palestinian eatery in Paris aims for peace via food
Israeli, Palestinian and French flags fly together above Sababa, a new restaurant in the 11th district; ‘In this very small space, there is room for everyone,’ says one volunteer
By Antoine Boyer
Azealia Banks walks the runway during New York Fashion Week, September 12, 2021 in New York City. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
May 16, 2025, 8:44 am
Azealia Banks goes on social media rant defending Jewish cuisine
Grammy nominee expresses fondness for gefilte fish, chocolate babka and whitefish spread; Banks has made seemingly antisemitic remarks in the past
By Grace Gilson
A farmer harvests the ‘manna’ sap from an ash tree in the Madonie region in Sicily. (Courtesy of the Museum of the Manna in Pollina)
April 12, 2025, 8:32 am
In this Sicilian town, manna is a heavenly delicacy with deep roots
For centuries, farmers in the Madonie region have harvested sap from ash trees, and called it after a biblical predecessor. Once used for its therapeutic properties, the white, sugary product is now a culinary hit
By Rossella Tercatin
Social media influencer and motivational speaker Chris Caresnone, also known as the Babka King. (Courtesy)
January 24, 2025, 3:59 am
The ‘Babka King’ is bridging cultural gaps on Instagram — one blintz at a time
Chris Caresnone has grown a social media following of over half a million posting about foods from different cultures — and has been welcomed into the Jewish community
By Cathryn J. Prince
Shoppers and supermarket staff seen at the new branch of a Mahsanei HaShuk chain in Katzrin, on the Golan Heights, on November 22, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 3, 2025, 1:57 pm
Along with soaring prices, Israel rings in 2025 with economic reforms, but will they work?
With a few behemoths dominating imports of food, cosmetics and other products, changes are intended to lower costs including by boosting competition; experts have their doubts
By Sue Surkes
Palestinian children salvage items from garbage in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, September 30, 2024. (Eyad Baba / AFP)
October 1, 2024, 12:08 am
UNICEF says war has deprived Gazan children of education, food
Spokesman describes ‘extreme impact,’ recalls child telling him of uncle’s horrific death, ‘saying things that a 10-year-old should not tell you’
By AFP and ToI Staff
'The Open Kitchen: Memories From a Home Left Behind,' a new exhibit at Asif Culinary Institute from September 2024 to mark one year since October 7. (Courtesy Asif)
September 30, 2024, 6:19 pm
Evacuees miss their kitchens, even dishwashing, in new exhibit
Tel Aviv food institute Asif helped people who lost their homes find comfort after the Hamas attacks, and now marks one year with new projects
By Jessica Steinberg
Kosher McDonald's restaurant in Ashkelon, Israel. (Creative Commons via JTA)
May 19, 2024, 5:53 pm
Rehovot residents protest after police repeatedly shut McDonald’s on Shabbat
Locals say newly opened restaurant is being targeted for selective enforcement, but city maintains it’s maintaining status quo given fast food joint’s location
By ToI Staff
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